Match of the Day
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BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.
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- Cast:
- Gary Lineker , Gabby Logan , Ian Wright , Alan Shearer
Episode 82 : 6th June 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier
June. 06,2007
Estonia v England. Highlights of England's Euro 2008 Group E qualifier against Estonia at the Lillekula stadium in Tallinn.
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Episode 81 : 1st June 2007: International Friendly
June. 01,2007
England v Brazil. Feelings will be running high as the national team play their first game at the new Wembley Stadium and take on a team among the best in the world for this friendly.
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Episode 80 : 19th May 2007: FA Cup Final: Chelsea v Manchester United
May. 19,2007
Coverage of the 126th FA Cup final from the new Wembley Stadium. The prestigious domestic cup competition returns to the capital after a seven-year absence, as this season's two strongest teams battle it out for top honours. The Blues were the last side to win the competition there, defeating Aston Villa 1-0 in 2000. The Red Devils are looking to lift the trophy for the 12th time. With expert analysis from
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Episode 79 : 13th May 2007
May. 13,2007
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the final day of one of the most closely fought Premiership seasons for years, including Manchester United v West Ham United, Chelsea v Everton, Liverpool v Charlton and Sheffield United v Wigan.
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Episode 78 : 9th May 2007
May. 09,2007
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of Chelsea v Manchester United - a game which could decide which team wins the Premiership title.
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Episode 77 : 7th May 2007: Women's FA Cup Final: Arsenal Ladies v Charlton Ladies
May. 07,2007
Coverage of the FA Women's Cup Final from Nottingham Forest's City Ground. Having already won the League Cup this season, Arsenal will be favourites to retain their title.
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Episode 76 : 5th May 2007
May. 05,2007
Premiership highlights with Gary Lineker, including Manchester City's derby against local rivals United.
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Episode 75 : 28th April 2007
April. 28,2007
Everton v Man Utd, Chelsea clash with Bolton.
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Episode 74 : 21st April 2007
April. 21,2007
Premiership highlights with Gary Lineker, including Man Utd v Middlesbrough and Charlton v Sheffield Utd.
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Episode 73 : 14th April 2007
April. 14,2007
Ray Stubbs presents today's Premiership clashes, including Arsenal v Bolton and Man City v Liverpool. Plus the FA Cup semi-final, Man Utd v Watford.
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Episode 72 : 14th April 2007: FA Cup Semi-Final: Manchester United v Watford
April. 14,2007
Coverage of the FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park. Premiership frontrunners Man Utd have an impressive pedigree in this competition, with a record 11 cup final triumphs. Watford, destined for relegation, are hoping to make only their second final in the club's history. However, their last FA Cup meeting against United provided a 1-0 shock win for the Hornets.
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Episode 71 : 9th April 2007
April. 09,2007
Premiership highlights, featuring Charlton Athletic v Reading and Watford v Portsmouth.
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Episode 70 : 7th April 2007
April. 07,2007
Premiership highlights, including Chelsea v Spurs from Stamford Bridge, Portsmouth v Man Utd at Fratton Park, Arsenal v West Ham and Reading v Liverpool.
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Episode 69 : 31st March 2007
March. 31,2007
Gary Lineker presents highlights, including Man Utd v Blackburn Rovers and Watford against Chelsea.
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Episode 68 : 28th March 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifiers
March. 28,2007
Gary Lineker presents highlights of England's Euro 2008 Group E match against Andorra at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, plus Northern Ireland's clash with Sweden at Windsor Park.
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Episode 67 : 28th March 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier: Italy v Scotland
March. 28,2007
Coverage of this Euro 2008 Group B encounter from Studio San Nicola in Bari.
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Episode 66 : 24th March 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifiers
March. 24,2007
Highlights of today's crucial Euro 2008 qualifiers.
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Episode 65 : 17th March 2007
March. 17,2007
Highlights, including Manchester United v Bolton, Chelsea v Sheffield United and West Ham v Blackburn.
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Episode 64 : 13th March 2007: Manchester United v European XI
March. 13,2007
Coverage of this evening's friendly encounter at Old Trafford between Manchester United and a European XI, a match staged to commemorate two golden jubilees - the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome and United's 50 years of involvement in European competitions.
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Episode 63 : 11th March 2007: FA Cup Sixth Round: Plymouth Argyle v Watford
March. 11,2007
The last of the weekend's FA Cup quarter-finals comes from Home Park where Championship side Plymouth host Premiership strugglers Watford.
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Episode 62 : 11th March 2007: FA Cup Sixth Round: Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
March. 11,2007
Chelsea take on Tottenham at Stamford Bridge.
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Episode 61 : 10th March 2007: FA Cup Sixth Round: Middlesbrough v Manchester United
March. 10,2007
Coverage of the FA Cup quarter-final clash from the Riverside.
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Episode 60 : 3rd March 2007
March. 03,2007
Gary Lineker presents highlights of today's Premiership clashes, including Manchester United's daunting trek to Anfield to face Liverpool. Plus Arsenal v Reading and Portsmouth v Chelsea.
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Episode 59 : 28th February 2007: FA Cup Fifth Round Replay
February. 28,2007
Coverage of a fifth-round FA Cup replay.
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Episode 58 : 24th February 2007
February. 24,2007
Highlights of today's Premiership fixtures, including Fulham v Manchester United at Craven Cottage, Liverpool v Sheffield United and a crucial bottom of the table clash between Charlton and West Ham United.
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Episode 57 : 18th February 2007: FA Cup Fifth Round: Preston North End v Manchester City
February. 18,2007
Coverage of this fifth-round FA Cup tie from Deepdale.
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Episode 56 : 17th February 2007: FA Cup Fifth Round
February. 17,2007
Highlights of today's FA Cup fifth-round matches, including Manchester United's clash with Reading and Chelsea against Norwich City.
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Episode 55 : 17th February 2007: FA Cup Fifth Round: Manchester United v Reading
February. 17,2007
The fifth-round FA Cup bonanza continues as Manchester United take on Reading at Old Trafford.
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Episode 54 : 17th February 2007: FA Cup Fifth Round: Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers
February. 17,2007
Two Premiership sides will meet in what is sure to be an enthralling contest.
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Episode 53 : 14th February 2007: FA Cup Fourth Round Replay
February. 14,2007
Bolton Wanderers take on Arsenal in an FA Cup fourth-round replay at the Reebok Stadium.
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Episode 52 : 10th February 2007
February. 10,2007
Highlights of today's Premiership fixtures, including the match between Manchester United and Charlton. Plus the action from all the other games, including Chelsea v Middlesbrough, West Ham v Watford and Newcastle v Liverpool.
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Episode 51 : 7th February 2007: International Friendly
February. 07,2007
England v Spain. Gary Lineker presents coverage of England's friendly at Old Trafford against Spain.
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Episode 50 : 3rd February 2007
February. 03,2007
Highlights of today's Premiership fixtures, including the Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton and the London derby in which Charlton took on Chelsea. Plus Watford's match with Bolton.
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Episode 49 : 31st January 2007
January. 31,2007
Highlights of Manchester United v Watford and Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers.
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Episode 48 : 28th January 2007: FA Cup Fourth Round: Chelsea v Nottingham Forest
January. 28,2007
Today's FA Cup fourth-round clash at Stamford Bridge sees the lavishly-assembled Chelsea take on League One high-flyers Nottingham Forest.
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Episode 47 : 27th January 2007: FA Cup Fourth Round
January. 27,2007
Highlights of today's FA Cup fourth-round fixtures, including Manchester United v Portsmouth, West Ham v Watford, Derby County v Bristol Rovers and Crystal Palace v Preston North End.
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Episode 46 : 27th January 2007: FA Cup Fourth Round: Manchester United v Portsmouth
January. 27,2007
Coverage of the FA Cup fourth-round tie between Premiership sides Manchester United and Portsmouth from Old Trafford.
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Episode 45 : 27th January 2007: FA Cup Fourth Round: Luton Town v Blackburn Rovers
January. 27,2007
Coverage of the FA Cup fourth round as Premiership side Blackburn Rovers visit Championship opposition in the form of Luton Town.
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Episode 44 : 20th January 2007
January. 20,2007
Gary Lineker presents highlights of today's Premiership encounters, including the eagerly anticipated clash between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield. Plus, all the best action from Aston Villa v Watford, Newcastle United v West Ham United, Portsmouth v Charlton Athletic and Reading v Sheffield United.
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Episode 43 : 17th January 2007: FA Cup Third Round Replay
January. 17,2007
Coverage of an FA Cup replay.
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Episode 42 : 13th January 2007
January. 13,2007
Gary Lineker presents highlights of today's Premiership fixtures, including Chelsea's clash with Wigan Athletic at Stamford Bridge and Manchester United against Aston Villa at Old Trafford. Plus, action from Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal and Watford v Liverpool.
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Episode 41 : 7th January 2007: FA Cup Third Round
January. 07,2007
Highlights of this afternoon's FA Cup third-round ties, including Manchester United v Aston Villa.
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Episode 40 : 7th January 2007: FA Cup Third Round: Manchester United v Aston Villa
January. 07,2007
Coverage of this mouth-watering, all-Premiership FA Cup third-round clash at Old Trafford, where the West Midlands side haven't won since 1983.
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Episode 39 : 6th January 2007: FA Cup Third Round
January. 06,2007
Highlights from all today's FA Cup third-round ties, including Arsenal's trip to Cup holders Liverpool. Elsewhere, in-form Championship side Birmingham City host Newcastle United and little non-league Tamworth face Norwich City at the Lamb.
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Episode 38 : 6th January 2007: FA Cup Third Round: Liverpool v Arsenal
January. 06,2007
A tough first test awaits the current FA Cup holders as their defence gets under way at Anfield.
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Episode 37 : 6th January 2007: FA Cup Third Round: Tamworth v Norwich City
January. 06,2007
The FA Cup third round opens at the Lamb Ground, where for the second year running the ambitious Conference side vie for giant-killing status against Championship opponents.
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Episode 36 : 1st January 2007
January. 01,2007
A typically packed New Year's Day fixture list sees most of the Premiership's teams in action. Newcastle attempt to dent Manchester United's title hopes, while high-flying Portsmouth entertain Spurs.
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Episode 35 : 30th December 2006
December. 30,2006
Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's Premiership clashes, including the west London derby between Chelsea and Fulham, and Manchester United against Reading, Sheffield United v Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool.
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Episode 34 : 26th December 2006
December. 26,2006
Boxing Day Premiership fixtures, where Man Utd, Chelsea and Bolton Wanderers will be hoping for festive cheer with home victories at the expense of Wigan Athletic, Reading and Newcastle Utd.
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Episode 33 : 23rd December 2006
December. 23,2006
Highlights of today's clashes, involving the whole of the Premiership. Aston Villa host Man Utd, Chelsea travel to Wigan, Arsenal are at home to Blackburn, Liverpool take on Watford and Newcastle meet Spurs.
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Episode 32 : 16th December 2006
December. 16,2006
Highlights include Portsmouth's visit to Arsenal, Aston Villa 's home game with Bolton, Reading against Blackburn and Charlton v Liverpool.
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Episode 31 : 9th December 2006
December. 09,2006
Highlights of Old Trafford's Manchester derby, where City will hope to win for the first time since 1974. Elsewhere Liverpool host Fulham and Newcastle visit Blackburn.
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Episode 30 : 3rd December 2006: FA Cup Second Round
December. 03,2006
Salisbury City v Nottingham Forest. Can the Conference South outfit topple the League One high-flyers at Old Sarum in this FA Cup second-round clash? Forest thumped Yeading 5-0 to get here but they will be facing confident opponents buoyed by a bumper crowd at their compact home ground.
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Episode 29 : 2nd December 2006
December. 02,2006
Highlights of the Arsenal v Spurs London derby and Middlesbrough v Man United.
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Episode 28 : 29th November 2006
November. 29,2006
Gary Lineker casts his eye over all the midweek Premiership action. Among the highlights, Manchester United continue their pursuit of the title as they take on Everton at Old Trafford, while current champs Chelsea meet Bolton at the Reebok Stadium.
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Episode 27 : 25th November 2006
November. 25,2006
Highlights of today's Premiership clashes, including Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal.
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Episode 26 : 18th November 2006
November. 18,2006
Defending champions Chelsea host West Ham, and Arsenal are put to the test at home to Newcastle.
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Episode 25 : 15th November 2006: International Friendly
November. 15,2006
Netherlands v England. Coverage from the Amsterdam ArenA of a match loaded with more significance than its status as a friendly international would suggest.
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Episode 24 : 12th November 2006: FA Cup First Round
November. 12,2006
Weymouth Town v Bury. Coverage from the Wessex Stadium of the FA Cup first-round match between Conference side Weymouth Town, who are unbeaten at home this season, and League Two strugglers Bury.
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Episode 23 : 11th November 2006
November. 11,2006
Action from eight top-flight fixtures and the FA Cup first round.
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Episode 22 : 4th November 2006
November. 04,2006
Highlights from former European champions Liverpool's encounter with Reading. Plus Manchester United host Portsmouth.
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Episode 21 : 28th October 2006
October. 28,2006
Highlights of Arsenal and Everton's meeting at the Emirates Stadium. Plus champions Chelsea visit Sheffield United and Liverpool host Aston Villa.
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Episode 20 : 21st October 2006
October. 21,2006
Portsmouth face stiff competition as they pay a visit to champions Chelsea, who they'll be hoping to beat for the first time since 1957. Plus, a resurgent Aston Villa take on Fulham and lowly Charlton take on fellow strugglers Watford.
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Episode 19 : 14th October 2006
October. 14,2006
Champions Chelsea are at Reading, Arsenal host Watford and Liverpool tackle Blackburn. Meanwhile Wigan take on Manchester Utd, Aston Villa play Spurs and Portsmouth welcome West Ham.
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Episode 18 : 11th October 2006: Euro 2008 Qualifier
October. 11,2006
Gary Lineker presents highlights of England's potentially tricky Euro 2008 qualifier away to Croatia. The match comes just four days after Macedonia's visit to Old Trafford.
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Episode 17 : 7th October 2006: Euro 2008 Qualifiers
October. 07,2006
Highlights of today's Euro 2008 qualifiers involving the home countries. Presented by Ray Stubbs.
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Episode 16 : 7th October 2006: Euro 2008 Qualifier: Denmark v Northern Ireland
October. 07,2006
Coverage of this Euro 2008 Group F encounter at the Parken Stadion.
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Episode 15 : 7th October 2006: Euro 2008 Qualifier: England v Macedonia
October. 07,2006
England take on the unpredictable former Yugoslav republic in a Euro 2008 qualifier at Old Trafford.
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Episode 14 : 30th September 2006
September. 30,2006
Gary Lineker presents today's Premiership highlights, which saw champions Chelsea take on Aston Villa, Liverpool travel to Bolton, Manchester City visit Everton and Sheffield United play Middlesbrough.
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Episode 13 : 30th September 2006: Women's World Cup Qualifier
September. 30,2006
France v England. Coverage of the women's World Cup Group Five qualifier at the Stade de la Route de Lorient in Rennes. Unbeaten so far, Hope Powell's side need just one point to progress to next year's finals in China.
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Episode 12 : 23rd September 2006
September. 23,2006
Ray Stubbs presents highlights of today's Premiership fixtures, which saw Reading manager Steve Coppell welcome former club Manchester United to the Madejski Stadium. Chelsea travelled to neighbours Fulham hoping to avoid a repeat of last season's 1-0 defeat, and Liverpool entertained Spurs at Anfield.
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Episode 11 : 16th September 2006
September. 16,2006
Gary Lineker , Mark Lawrenson and Alan Hansen present highlights from today's Premiership matches, including the London derby between Tottenham and Fulham, and Newcastle's battle with West Ham.
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Episode 10 : 9th September 2006
September. 09,2006
Gary Lineker presents the day's Premiership action that saw Arsenal play their second fixture at their new home, the Emirates Stadium, against Middlesbrough, where they were looking to chalk up their first win of the season. Elsewhere, Chelsea welcomed Charlton, Tottenham Hotspur travelled to early leaders Manchester United and Portsmouth welcomed Wigan.
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Episode 9 : 6th September 2006: Euro 2008 Qualifier
September. 06,2006
England v FYR Macedonia. England's bid to qualify for Euro 2008 continues with a tricky trip to eastern Europe, where they face their old sparring partners FYR Macedonia - a team who proved tough opponents during qualifying for Euro 2004.
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Episode 8 : 5th September 2006: International Friendly
September. 05,2006
Wales v Brazil. The top-ranking team in the world take on John Toshack 's side in this friendly match from Tottenham's White Hart Lane stadium.
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Episode 7 : 3rd September 2006: International Friendly
September. 03,2006
Brazil v Argentina. Arsenal's pristine new Emirates Stadium hosts a friendly between two football giants.
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Episode 6 : 2nd September 2006: Euro 2008 Qualifier
September. 02,2006
England v Andorra. New England manager Steve McClaren faces his first meaningful test as qualification begins for Euro in a clash with an unfancied outfit.
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Episode 5 : 26th August 2006
August. 26,2006
Today's Premiership highlights saw a daunting tie for Watford as they played host to Manchester Utd, while Liverpool took on West Ham Utd in a repeat of the FA Cup final. In other games, Manchester City faced Arsenal, Tottenham entertained Everton, Chariton hosted Bolton, Fulham clashed with Sheffield Utd and Wigan played newcomers Reading.
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Episode 2 : 16th August 2006: International Friendly
August. 16,2006
England v Greece. Old Trafford is the venue for new England manager Steve McClaren's first game in charge - a friendly against the European champions.
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Episode 1 : 13th August 2006: FA Community Shield: Chelsea v Liverpool
August. 13,2006
Highlights of this afternoon's Community Shield match in which Premiership champions Chelsea took on FA Cup winners Liverpool at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
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Seasons
Season 41
Match of the Day returns to the BBC for the new season, as part of a new football package on the BBC.
Season 40
In August 2003, it is announced that the BBC has won back the right to show Premiership highlights from 2004, for three years.
Season 38
With Saturday night highlights now being shown on ITV's The Premiership, Match of the Day reverted to covering live FA Cup and England matches as well as some UEFA Cup games.
Season 37
ITV won back the Premier League highlights as part of a three year deal. They also obtained Nationwide League rights whilst the BBC regained the FA Cup and England games. It was a major blow to the BBC, but Match of the Day continued to show live FA Cup and European games.
Season 36
Before the season began, on 2 August, Des Lynam resigned from the BBC and moved to ITV to become their main football presenter. Gary Lineker took over as the main presenter for the show.
Season 35
Des Lynam presented 36 of the 45 League and Cup programmes plus eight more UEFA Cup shows. Gary Lineker also fronted five editions with Ray Stubbs hosting the remaining four.
Season 34
A new four year deal secured Premier League highlights on the BBC. Mark Lawrenson joined Trevor Brooking and Alan Hansen as a regular pundit during the second half of the season.
Season 32
When Alex Ferguson's side were discussed on Match of the Day on the opening day of the season Des remarked that "United were scarcely recognizable from the team we've known over the past couple of seasons, what's going on do you feel?" Alan Hansen famously replied: "You can't win anything with kids... he's got to buy players, it's as simple as that."
Season 29
With the new season came a new Premier League, a new contract and a new show, fronted by Des Lynam. Des was joined by new regular pundits, Alan Hansen and Trevor Brooking, and the show reverted to the classic format of extended highlights from three main games. Now, however, as well as all the extra analysis, viewers were also able to see the goals from all the other matches as well.
Season 28
After several years of speculation it was announced in February that a new, breakaway FA Premier League was going to be formed. ITV were expected to win the TV rights but the BBC and BSkyB combined to place a counter bid and had strong influence within the new organisation. In May 1992 the rights were decided and each club had one vote. BSkyB were awarded live matches on Sundays and Mondays and the BBC gained the Saturday night highlights as part of a five year deal. The two companies also joined forces to sign a new five year deal to cover FA Cup and International matches. ITV would be covering the Football League and the League Cup.
Season 27
In the third season of the new contract there were 20 editions of Match of the Day but they were still restricted to covering FA Cup matches.
Season 26
Des Lynam continued to present the show, joined by Jimmy Hill and Terry Venables as regular pundits.
Season 25
Match of the Day celebrated its 25th anniversary and had to cope with the fact that, for the first time since its inception in 1964, it couldn't broadcast any League football. Instead, the team settled into the four year contract with the intention of breathing new life into the FA Cup. With the new contract came a totally revamped show.
Season 24
The focus was still on the big clubs and the shows were very irregular. They followed the same format as the previous year with a mixture of live League games on Sunday afternoons and highlights shows for the FA Cup. This was also Jimmy Hill's final season as presenter after a record 15 years in charge of the show.
Season 23
With highlights out of fashion there were only 14 editions of Match of the Day all season and the only League action came in the seven live games on Sunday afternoons.
Season 22
In 1985 the television rights came up for renegotiation and BBC and ITV offered £16m for four years. This was in return for 19 live games plus weekend highlights. The Football League met on Valentine's Day and rejected it. Football was, however, in a weak negotiating position as the game was rife with hooliganism and the two sides became deadlocked. The result was a total black-out for the first part of the season which annoyed fans and concerned the sponsors. The Football League finally backed down and agreed a deal that gave them less money per game than before on a short term two and a half year contract. The remaining six months was worth £1.3m with a two year £6.2m extension confirmed in June. The supporters were delighted and Match of the Day resumed in January. It concentrated mainly on FA Cup highlights and the occasional live League match on a Sunday.
Season 21
The show celebrated its 20th anniversary and matches were still being broadcast on Fridays. Most other sports were now seen live on television so the production team wanted to continue the football experiment as well. Jonathan Martin, the Head of Sport at the time, recalled that the experiment was disappointing: "We only got six or seven million viewers on a Friday night which was poor for the slot so we moved to Sundays in the following year." This was to be the last time that Match of the Day contained weekly League highlights until the beginning of the 1992-93 season.
Season 20
Match of the Day was back on Saturday nights as a highlights show but was supplemented by live matches on Friday evenings. The BBC and ITV had been allocated seven games each with the commercial channel choosing to broadcast theirs on Sunday afternoons. This was a radical change in strategy by all involved as prior to this new two year contract the only regular live domestic football had been the FA Cup Final, England against Scotland and the European Cup Final. Match of the Day was cancelled from 15 October to 19 November due to strike action at the BBC.
Season 18
The programme returned to Saturday nights. Only two games were allowed to be shown per show.
Season 17
After 16 seasons in the Saturday night slot, Match of the Day moved to Sunday afternoons.
Season 16
For the first time Match of the Day was allowed to screen additional games, and on 13 weekends there were highlights from three different matches.
Season 15
In November ITV signed a secret three year deal with the Football League to show edited highlights on Saturday nights instead of Sundays in an attempt to break away from the joint negotiating strategy and replace Match of the Day.
A ruling by the Office of Fair Trading prevented ITV's exclusive contract being signed but a compromise was reached.
For the duration of the next four year contract it was agreed that the BBC and ITV would have to alternate their programme coverage with Match of the Day switching to Sunday afternoons for the 1980-81 and 1982-83 seasons.
Season 14
Match of the Day celebrates its 500th edition, marked with a special Radio Times cover and a new set of opening titles with hundreds of school children holding up cards that depicted Jimmy Hill's face and the Match of the Day logo.
Season 10
Match of the Day appoints Jimmy Hill as the new presenter, after signing him from LWT. He was the first to both present the programme and offer expert analysis.
Season 9
The current contractual agreement meant that Match of the Day had to lead with a Division Two fixture, and twice with a match from Division Three.
Season 7
1970 saw the introduction of the Goal of the Month competition, which led to thousands of postcards being sent to the BBC.
Season 6
From 1969, the programme becomes live and studio based, rather than being pre-recorded at the ground of the featured match, and there were now two games seen each week.
Season 4
Once again, protracted negotiations during the summer ensured the return of the show. In order to secure the deal the BBC had to agree to broadcast five matches from Division Two and two from Divisions Three or Four as well as the 23 Division One games that they wanted.
Season 3
In the year that saw England win the World Cup, Match of the Day moves to BBC ONE.
Season 2
Despite attempts by some clubs to prevent its return due to fear over ticket sales, Match of the Day returned to the BBC in October 1965 two months after the start of the new season.
The duration of each programme had been reduced to 45 minutes in length and it could no longer be broadcast before 10.00pm.
Season 1
Match of the Day begins on 22 August 1964, for coverage of Liverpool versus Arsenal. Kenneth Wolstenholme opens the programme with the words: "Welcome to Match of the Day, the first of a weekly series coming to you every Saturday on BBC TWO. As you can hear we're in Beatleville for this Liverpool versus Arsenal match." The programme began on BBC TWO where it remained until 1966.
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Pardon the Interruption
Pardon the Interruption is a sports television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels, TSN, ESPN America, XM, and Sirius satellite radio services, and as a downloadable podcast. It is hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, who discuss, and frequently argue over, the top stories of the day in "sports... and other stuff". They had previously done this off-air in The Washington Post newsroom. Either Tony Reali or the uncredited "producer over the loudspeaker" serves as moderator for parts of the show, which is filmed in Washington, D.C.; Around The Horn also originates from the same studio.
Similar in format to Siskel and Ebert, PTI is known for its humorous and often loud tone, as well as the "rundown" graphic which lists the topics yet to be discussed on the right-hand side of the screen. The show's popularity has led to the creation of similar shows on ESPN, and similar segments on other series, and the rundown graphic has since been implemented on the morning editions of SportsCenter among many imitators. The show won a Sports Emmy Award for best Daily Outstanding Studio Show for 2009.
Kickin' It
Run by Sensei Rudy, the Bobby Wasabi Martial Arts Academy is the worst dojo in the nationwide Bobby Wasabi chain and is in danger of closing. But things change when Jack reluctantly joins the dojo and meets his new crew, including tough guy slacker Jerry and confident martial arts expert Kim. The crew teaches a group of neighborhood goofballs about life, karate, and how to "kick it." Jack and the gang quickly realize their newfound friendship will take them places they've never imagined and, united, they can become unstoppable.
The Men In Blazers Show
A celebration of the Premier League, the world's greatest sporting telenovela, with Roger Bennett and Michael Davies.